Preparation: 15 min - Cooking: 35 min Green apple chutney - Chutney is a common side dish in Indian meal. There are several varieties of chutneys which is served as a side dish or a spread for bread sandwich. Green apple chutney is a slightly sweet chutney. I made it with fresh raw green apples...

Preparation: 15 min - Cooking: 35 min Burfi paratha is a stuffed sweet paratha which is prepared using besan mawa burfi. I have used some home made burfi just to finish them off in a different and tastier way. Like puran poli, this is also served with ghee and milk but definitely tastes different...

Preparation: 10 min - Cooking: 20 min Beetroot soup recipe - Warm and comforting beetroot soup which can be prepared within half an hour. Today I am going to share with you all a very easy to prepare beetroot soup recipe for rainy and winter days. I make variety of soups often during these...

Preparation: 20 min - Cooking: 30 min Spinach green peas and plantain cutlet recipe - A healthy and delicious Indian vegetarian snack made with spinach, raw banana and green peas. This is one of the simplest cutlets which I have prepared several times. This cutlet is usually prepared by using...

Preparation: 30 min - Cooking: 30 min Bhajaniche thalipeeth recipe - This thalipeeth is very special because I have used bajri or pearl millet instead of rice to make the thalipeeth flour. Bajri is low in glycemic index when compared to rice. Thalipeeth is a healthy dish prepared with bhajani,...

Preparation: 30 min - Cooking: 30 min Walnut banana muffin is a delicious, easy to make variety of muffin. It is full of flavours and is prepared without using eggs. These muffins are liked by both adult and kids. This can be served as a tea time snack and even packed in the snack box for school...

Preparation: 20 min - Cooking: 20 min Avrekayi upkari recipe - Long bean is a seasonal vegetable and is available during few months. Long beans are known as avrekayi in kannada and valasange in konkani in western Karnataka. In eastern part of Karnatka (Bangalore, Mysore, Tumkur etc.) lilva...

Preparation: 20 min - Cooking: 20h Kesar kulfi is really a delicious, soft and cool dessert one can have during summer. Kesar is known as saffron in English. Saffron can be added to get light yellow colour and a unique adorable flavour to the dish. It gives extra flavour in combination with...

Preparation: 10 min - Cooking: 40 min Oats vegetable idli is one of the easiest idlis that you can make at home. Like regular rice idli, the batter for oats idli needs to be fermented to get the soft textured idlis. But it can also be made without fermentation with slightly different texture....

Preparation: 10 min Cabbage poriyal, cabbage sabzi recipe - Sometimes when I am confused thinking what to cook for side dish, suddenly poriyal flashes in my mind. Cabbage is definitely not a favorite vegetable in my house. But when it is made in a proper way by using fresh...

Hara bhara kabab recipe with step by step pictures - Hara bhara kabab is one of the most popular North Indian snack. I am always fascinated in making kababs and tikkis. It is made by using spinach, raw banana and gram flour or besan. This kabab is mildly...

Spring onion veg paratha recipe - Paratha is one of the favorite breakfast dishes which we like to eat often. Spring onions are usually used in Indo-chinese cooking as a garnish. But we can also prepare delicious parathas out of the spring onions. Whenever...

Kothavarangai poriyal recipe - Kothavarangai poriyal is a simple side dish prepared with cluster beans. This is mainly a side dish for rotis. This can also be had as a side dish with sambar rice. Cluster beans are low in glycemic index with very high fiber...

Methi nippattu recipe - This nippattu is a durable deep fried snack which can be stored for about a month. Being a durable snack this can be sent to students staying in hostel or convenient to carry while travelling. Whenever I use fenugreek leaves for...

Orange spinach mint almond flax seeds smoothie - A very nutritious smoothie prepared with healthy ingredients like spinach, mint leaves, orange, almonds and flax seeds. It is an exotic and nutritious drink which can be consumed instead of coffee and tea...

Lauki chana dal sabzi is a simple and easy to prepare side dish for Indian flat breads. This sabzi doesn't need any grinding process. The best part is that it can be prepared in pressure cooker. Once you have tempered everything in the pressure cooker and...

Preparation: 10 min Flax seeds and peanut chutney powder - Flax seed is also known as linseed, agase and jawas. I always roast and store some flax seeds. Eating two tsp of flax seeds every day is good for health as they supply some essential nutrients. Flax seeds are excellent...

Til chikki with sugar - Happy Makar Sankranti to you all. A delicious, crunchy chikki for Makar sankranti. Chikki is a burfi shaped sweet of India. Til chikki is a popular traditional sweet prepared during Makar Sankranti. This is an easy to prepare sweet...